Guinea vs Somalia: Public Sector Corruption Index

Guinea
0.885
in 2025
Somalia
0.9
in 2025
Guinea rank
13th
Somalia rank
11th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

  • Guinea
  • Somalia
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.9 against 0.885 in Guinea, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 11th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 11 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.636 0.3538 0.2822 Guinea
1910s 0.636 0.346 0.29 Guinea
1920s 0.636 0.346 0.29 Guinea
1930s 0.636 0.346 0.29 Guinea
1940s 0.636 0.3628 0.2732 Guinea
1950s 0.6469 0.3875 0.2594 Guinea
1960s 0.5811 0.4716 0.1095 Guinea
1970s 0.539 0.4998 0.0392 Guinea
1980s 0.7094 0.532 0.1774 Guinea
1990s 0.922 0.902 0.02 Guinea
2000s 0.9366 0.9258 0.0108 Guinea
2010s 0.8449 0.9131 0.0682 Somalia
2020s 0.885 0.8955 0.0105 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Guinea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.9 against 0.885 in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Guinea and Somalia?
0.015, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for public sector corruption index?
Guinea ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 11th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public Sector Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Public Sector Corruption Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,541 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which public sector employees engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).